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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-30
A CYCLONE.

The Village Of Armstrong Academy
Visited BY . storm.-Several Persons
Killed and Much Properly Destroyed.
LITTLE Rock, Dec. ia epecial from
Cove, Polk county, reports that . destruc.
tive cyclone visited Armstrong Academy, 1.
T., Fort Wa1hita and Green, at an early hvur
Saturday morning. causing great destruction
Of property and loss OF LIE. The following
are the casualties, so far as known:
Killed.
French Adams, United etates army,
Wxshita.
4. B. 2. Lincoln, Washita.
Henderson jack, Green.
Peter Rssop, Green.
Two children, names unknown.
INJURED.
Vim. Covington, Armstrong Academy,
both legs broken.
Henry Waite, Washits, arm and leg broken.
Mrs. Waite, Washits, arm broken.
Aterrifi \. rumblipg soand was heard a,out
5 o'clock, which started . few eettlers from
their sleep. only to awaken them to the horror
Of impending death. A heavy black cloud.
funnel shaped, was seen In the distance and
rapidly approaching. When about . mile
north of Fort WAshlta It etruck the ground,
and from this point south for miles TIE work
Of ruin was continued. The cyclone Travelled
at about the rate Of Q mile q minute.
In an instant from the time 1t struck the
earth half the houses In Fort Washita were in
ruins. Light outhouses and aud dwellings,
were picked up and made into kindline wood
By the fury Of the wind. Armstrong
Academy was not greatly injured, but tie
ranches In the immediate neighoorhood SUI
sered terribly. At Green, . little hamlet sig
miles south Of Armstrong, the damage was
very heavy, and many persons were irtures.
Seventeen houses auds general store were
carried away bodily, while hortes and cattle
within the territory eovssedby the storm hpg
ware Killed OF MANNED.
The damage ct this Tins cannot, Of course,
be estimsted, ~ the full extent Of the storm
Is not known. The two children killed at
Green we're carried about sixty yards by the
wind, dashed to the ground and manxled 60
% to be almost unrecognisable.
Many cattle and other stock were also
killed by lightning. The storm only lasted
about eix minutes at auv one point.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-30
nAMoRp.
Chester Bellows Espsat.s tlis Crime "a
the oaiows.

Chester Bellows Expsates His Crime On
The oailows.
CRARLEs C1fY, Dec. 16--Chestef Bellows
vas hung At l0:4s this forenoon. He had to
be supported TO the gallowr, and - the rope
was llaced around tis neck he exclaimed
three TINS, "Please don't" AZ the sheriff
placed the white cap ON his head he ex-
claimed again, stP:esse don't, I IN limo.
cent" The trap was sprung at lO:4e and In
eight minutes and fDrty.three seconds hi.
heart ceas,d to beat. His neck vas broken.
Bellows refused to see . priest who called,
"a lag with oaths that he was bic own
preacher. During the day he frequently
ourst forth With hts OF profanity, and then
would give way to tears. In the evening y
uose Was handed him from one Of his Sisters
sho lives ucsr this city. She could not come
to sec him, Is Il would do him no goad and
make her feel worse. She expressed hope that
nc hsd rercnted and babe him goodbye.
Later at hight ono Of the gusrds called with q
bucket Of coal for the fre. a he opened the
SSh N"WS 0ciiONo GouNo y tuN8 1UI Tue
corridor, hut Was stopped by tie other
guard. Bellows had seized q chair and Of.
tackled the guard viclouslv, but was soon
overpcwcrcd. During the night he continued
alternately swearing and weeping uutil abou,
4 ~c'clcck, from which time he doxsd until
about : :. this morning. Half an hour later he
ate a hearty breakfast. Again he declined
the services Of . minister. Shortly after IL
O'Clock preparations for the execution began.
IL required The united efyrts Of four men te
place the handcun. on his wrists. During
he melee he bit one Of tue guards severely OF
the hand. At 1o:45 Bellows appeared, sup
ported by two guards, who had to fairly drag
him up the ehort 1!xht Of stairs leading te
tho platform Of the scahold, and held him NJ
IS he stood upon the trap. As the sheriff
olsced the rope arouud his neck, he exclaimed
"Piease DON'T" This he repeated four time.
and then as the white cap was placed over hi
Eyes he cried oaa in tons Of att ct terror
spm Innocent" The sheriff stepped bach,
tine trap shot down, and the murderer hung be
tween heaven and Garth, dying with . lie o,
his lips.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-30
A Train Runs Of . Bddes.

q. JonNs, n. B., Dee. 2o.-The Inter.
Colonial accommodation passenger train ran
on . bridge across Caroquette river near Nc
Intosh last evening. A snow p!ow Was 1t.
tached to the engine. At the point named q
large drift was encountered. The pillow was
detached from the train aud thirteen p rsops
accompanied It In the attempt to reno7s the
drift. When the epeiae reached the center Ct
the bridge It dew the track and piungedto the
bsd Of the river below. Eight Of the thirteen
werc killed, and several ~ers 90 badly injured
that NO hope vas entertained Tor their 10
covery.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-30
NJOE'S CHRISTMAS.


new 0xtot0ap came - . hoy Woo q
NeSer oesa Hissds aAa 11owees.
looked out d &c dun. gray afternoon.
thinking.
had nothing else to do.
For he WA . cripple. BE had never
walked as other boys do. he never
would, they said, and when they said
that they looked q him pityingly. But
he didn't mind. Why ehould be!
Joe couldn't have told you about his
thoughts, for he was not used to putting
them In words. There was no one TO
tell them to except his grandfather, and
he was away all day at his work; when
he came home he was tired and sleepy,
and not much was ever said between
them. So jos lived in his own little
world alone.
That old attic was the only home be
had ever known. It was like q little
island Of space in . great city. From
the one poor window he could look out
over miles and miles Of roofs. That wa
all he could Gee ave the sky above and
beyond them.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-30

lie crawled out of bed, full Of excite.
ment at the thought. He put on his
old, tattered clothes with Hands that
shook. because of the eagerness that had
possession of him. Then he dragged.
himself to the door and out into the
dusly hall. He reached the stairs.
There he paused q moment to take
breath. 1t looked dark down the mar.
row opening before him. But that was
the way he must go to find the green
fields. -
he put out his hand, gropinsly, b.
wildered, almost frightened, Then he
dragged himself along, down n step
and another, and then-God help the
lad. he felll
The old man came up the stairs, bring.
ing q Loaf Of bread and q little cake with
merry Christmas" stamped across its
face face. 80 The lhst hxoyn think its nicer Be! Be-;
g gssss d Gs!sstl Yes. ss 5os. dHjf E feBssSsRaa
luck" and the old man sighed. There
was bread tor to-day-but where VIZ 90
TO come from tomorrow.
In hard luck? Not SO. Joe's tuck has
changed. old man. Do you srr TINT lit
tie heap in the shadowy corner of the
landing? All, you do. Do yOi know
what 1t is! NoS Why. it's a Toy who
hos started to find the green fie,.. Is.
Tue old man bends down with q cry
of surprise and touches the heap. it
stirs. "My God! it's Joel" he cries.
Then he lifts it up, and as he does 60
the boys face fills with sudden radiance;
81 hear the angels" he whispers.
'sL!isten. listenl and / see the green ieldsi
I knew I'd find tlem!" Then the little
HHnvSffnH INNSpA Eov1o nv A. V1S--S.---N
never aSsaass e b be ilft ssils again. gu the SO 9oe mas Ras s Hse Is
the green fields at last, thank God,where
they are never cold. never hungry.
"Joe. Joe" the old man cries, and
turns the still face to the light. Then,
20, my God-the boys dead!'
"Glory to God in the highest!. the I'm.
seen singer sings, and the Oldham starts.
Does le,hear the angels. too. singing in
the green fields the song that. little Joe
has gone to join in? II may be.
2 r. REx1oRR
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"Because it's Christmas" tho old man
answered in reply to the unspoken ques-
ton of the boy. "You don't know what
Christmas means, do you? Well, years
ago Christ vas born, and this is his
birthday: They ring the bells because
the worlds glad"
"Cllrist?" Joe said, wonderingly, ques-
tioningly.
"Whcre is hep asked Joe.
"Dead-and gone to Heaven" wasthe
reply ply g. H.. n,,.., e.,a.,n .,,, u. &c,
night, and I heard the angels. l heard
them yesterday, too. They were close
by. DO YOU spose they were in the
green fields when I heard them sing,
grandfather"
II don't know" the old man answered,
not at all surprised ut Joe's question.
He was used to such talk from him.
"Because ii they were it can't be very
far to the green fields" said Joe, .'for !
could hear them silag just as plain. o
dear!" suddenly, I'm SO hungry"
"You shall have something to eat"
the old man said. "I'l go after it now.
I won't be gone long" And then he
went ont.
Joe laid his head back on the pOOr nil.
low and thought while he waited. This
vas Christmas, then; the new day: the
day when tho world was glad. Then
the world must have enough to eat, for
how could it be glad when it was hun.
CRY?
Suddenly he heard a voice, a strong,
sweet voice that seemed just outside the
window, and it was singing something
about Christmas. It was the sweetest
sound Joe had ever heard. 1t seemed to.
be calling him.
Its one of the angels" he cried in de.
light. 80, amt it beautiful! I don't
feel hungry now. Idon't believe / ever
would If I could hear the angels"
Joe could not know that it was q va.
man singing in the church near by, re-
hearsing her song for the morning SER
vice, held in honor of the King, born in
q Manager. She could not know that
away up in the attic of that old tene-
ment-house o boy lay listening and
thinking he heard an angel. If she had
known this / wonder if her o would
have been sweeter?
1.-The angels glad" said Joe. "I know
it by the way it sings. It's because Of
the green fields. I wonder If / could
find 'eln? They must be close by. Il I
could get there I'd never be hungry any
more. wonder if I could?"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-30
THE INTERESTS OF LABOR.
Next Meeting of the Labor Federation to
be Held at 81. I.oui..

Next Meeting of the Labor Federation &c
be Held at st. Louis.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 16.-The American Fed
Grafton Of Labor to-day decided to rsauce til,
per capita tax for the support Of tie fedora
lion from Is TO u Of . cent per month, ant
tne sunua TAX of SIS on xll state declarations;
not to provide ga aried organizers, but to ai
low the federation to employ such special or,
sahisers as may be needed. Wills locx
untons are not to be eompelltd to fern them
serves into State fedcrations, yet they or,
strongly urged to do so.
After recess the consideration Of the con
stltution was completed aud the doeumenN
adootca. Il was resolved to ASK congress tt
shorten the hours of labor, in view of the de
creased nun er Of workmen needed on &C
count OF labor saving machinery.
The committee reported that tho rApi;
growth of the order resulted from, aret tn
avcwed purros. Of the federation to ALLOW
each trade to govern itself; second, to dis
content among ths Knights Of Ls5er at tn,
bad management If their s1a,rs and the DIES
uerGtc Use of strikes. The committee recon-
mended the utmost resistance to the encroach
ment OF the knights o. Ltbor, inasmuch q
that orsan'z .tion shn we'd itself opposed I,
the principles Of trade uatoniam. Repor
adopted.
The following cfaccrs were elected by &C
ciatnat!cn.
President, Samuel l.. Gompers, New York
REPRESENTING the International Cigarmakers
union.
F.r-t ,ice-2rcsident, D,n,el Mclaughlin
representing the 1illn,is Miners association
Second v.ce-prcsidcnt, Wm. Martin, Of tn
Amalgamated Iron and ssccl Workers asso
citation.
Secretary, P. j. MCGUIRE, of the Phil.de;
ohis Brotherhood of Carpenters an,
Joiners.
Treasurer. Gabriel EdmuDson, Of til,
Washington Brotherhood of Carpenters an,
Jo.ncrs.
1t was decided to hold the next eonventio,
at st. Louis.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-30

his poor little. cot and covered him up
we'll. He shouldn't Be COLD \ b mud
Joe siept At lat, and dreamed q the
green fields andsthe angels In them.,-au
they were singing, and Il seemed - u
every angel had all he wanted to eat.
Then he woke up. and the hunger wa
gnawing, gnawing at his vitals % that
he cried, and his grandfather asked him
what the mntter was, and he d i9vered:
Nothing grandfather, only I've been
dreaming"
But the old man knew; and he hid his
face in his hands again and cried too.
Un one hard and wrinkled finger b
were a ring that was now but q slender
hoop Of gold. Once-years and years
ago.. u,l,pn his wife placed II thefe-tt
was a broad, heavy band Of yellow gold.
As he held his poor old hands against
his face it cut into his cheek, the edge
Of it had grown so sharp. He started up
with q sudden thought; Why hadn't he
thought Of tho ring before: II would
surely buy a loaf OF bread. He would
20 out and sell it as soon as morning
came. But the resolution gave his heart
a wrench, for it was the last thing left
Of Mary's-the Mary who had been dead
so many years. It seemed the link that
boundthem together. "But she'll know;
shc won't blame me-" he said and
waited for the dawn.
It came at last. He got up and went
to the window, and saw O new white
world, The snow had fallen in the
night and hidden away all unsightliness.
AS he stood there the bells began to ring,
reminding him that this was Christmas
morning.
The Voices Of the bells stole in upon
Joe's slumbcr and awoke him. He rose
up in bed and looked at his grandfather
wonderfully, as if to ask what tho bells
,onr ca oo,tv for
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-30

be cnlturs and desert land enyries Of pabuc
lsHds. 70 Tie pubic land strip south Of iud,ss
territory. Il also creates the land district Of
CtmASruu.
Tho PRECEDING cneer anneuneed the %.
pointment Of . special q mm,ttee 70 invesu.
gats the condition Of the I've civiused tribes
Of Indians, - follows: Nessrs. Butler, Nor
gsn. Dawes, Cameron ana eller.
M. Teller introduced . bill TO provide fos
The compulsory education Of Indian children.
Referred.
Nj: Mitchell p~resentela memorial In the
senate today from the Fourteenth legislative
assembly Of Oregon, praying for . nodi6cA
ton Of the treaty between the United Safe.
apd the Chinese empire 60 a. to stop and pre-.
hibit the Importation CT Immigration Of
Chinese and other Asiatc laborers altogether,
and to adort such Law tul messares - may b,
necesssfy to rid the county OF those alrcad,
here.
Tho senate then. on motion OF Mr.. Allison
ct ISIS proceeded to executive session.
After . half hour the open session was re
aumed, when . message from the house ar,
nounced the death Of Representative Mo6att
Of Michigan.
Q" motion Of Mr.. Palmer the sukl resolu
tons OF regret were adopted.
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x'slxl,cvpY.s CASE.

slgourasy Butler, second comptroller Of the
currency, today notified tho secretary Of the
interior that the accounts OF v. T.. NEG liz.
cuddy. late sgent at Pine Ridge, D. T, had
been thoroughly examined and found correct,
and thst DE-. McGi.licuddy was indebted e.
the United STATE. In the run OF tl29 81, d,s.
allowed iMms.
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W~ASuIx01oN, Dec. l0.-Ihe speaker an.
nounced the Committee OIL rulcs ~ follows:
Tho Speaker, Randall, Mills, R led and Can
non.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 20.-A preamble and
resolution were offered reciting that II is cur
rently reported that the coal orerators In the
Lehigh region are now importing, or are
about to import, 2.oc0 B .,glan miners under
contract, to take the places Of striking miners
nov out in that section; that the striking
miners have used every endcsvo: to have .
settlement Of the differences by arbitration,
and that the operators have positively refused
to enter into arbitration, aud requesting the
president to notify the cfnc!als OF the treasury
department Of these facts, and to
urge them to use special efforts to
prevent the landing OF Belgian miners, and
see that the law against the importation Of
labor under contract is atrictly enforced. Rs.
terred to the committee ON labor.
Propositions to increase the membership of
the committee on rules to sever, ard to pro.
iie for q committee or the American 18th.
mue, were respectively introduced BY Messrs.
Townshend and Baker, Of Illinois, and re
ferred to the G. nuittee on rules.
The house then, 1t 1915, adjourned.
WARRINGTON. Dec. 2.-Nr. Randall, from
the committee on rules, reported In favor Of
the adoption OF the rules OF the Fo,ty.ninth
congress until further orders, with an add.
ton Of . committee on marine and fisheries.
The following committees we're provided
for:
On reform In the civil service, to coneist Of
thirteen members; on eltction Of president
aud representatives., to consist Of thirteen
members; on Indian depredations claims, to
consist OF thirteen members; on the alcoholic
li0nor traits, to consist Of eleven members.
The rule providing for the appointment of
. select committee on Indian depredstions
oceaeioned considerable debate. but It was
finally agreedto. The report was then adopted.
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dsc. c2.-When tho houss
met this morning tho desk recently occupied
hy Mr.. MefAtt, Of Michigan, who died this
morning. was drapcd in mourning and d ,wcrs.
Mr.. Burrows, OF Michigan, said 1t became
bis painful du'H on behalf Of the Michigan
delegation. to nou to the house the
death Of s.th G. Mo1att. In his death the
delegation felt personal bereavement, and his
state has lost an able cor gres.m ".
Mr.. Burrows then offered q series of resolu.
lions, which were unanimously adopted, tx
pressive Of the regret with which the house
hsd heard Of Mr.. Nj H.tts death.
The hou.e then, at 1915. IS amark Of re-
spect to the memory Of the decra.ed, adjourn
ed to meet Wednesday, January Z, 1883.
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kAs.As CIR. ps:. %

And this 10 fame! Messenger boy Tin
New York Sun efhcel-esy, does 9. A. Dana
work heFet
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-30
GENERAL WASHINGTON Naws,



WAsnrxerox, De. 1.-THE report OF the
commissiou TO investigate the sffa,rs Of the
racidc railroads will not be sent to congress
until after the rycase.
WILL BsERvs 7ns HOLIDAYS.
eecretary Fsirchilt issued an order to-day
for the closing Of all custom houses on th.
26sh inst. and the I'd lrcx. He also ordered
the eloslpg Of toe: treasury department At
noon on the Gath and S1st inst.
IMPORTED LABoR.
Secretary Fhrchtll toos IA as, notice to
day Of the report that 1900 Belgian miner.
are to be imported IL take the place of the
miners In the Lehigh valley now ON = str:k..
He sent kilograms to the coil, c,ors at New
Yo-k, Pailadelphia, Bottom and Baltimore,
tnsti ucting them 10 be y~isilspt In preventing
any violation ct the allen contract labor law.
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rae 4ARKErs.

CHICAGO. Dec. 20.
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HovsB.

WARRINGTON, Dec. l0.-The speaker an.
nouneed the Committee ON rules a. iollovs:
The Speaker, Randall. Nils, Reed and Can
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-30

uUNE0OTA.
Swan Hanson Of St. Cloud, eloped with bis
wife's sister on Wednesday. 1t ia sup ,osed
the coulls went TO Minneepolie. Hanson left
wife and Tree children.
The Home Iron Manufs cturtrg company, q
DLluth, was incorporated Monday under the
laws Of the state. The capital Is 100000,
divided into 5000 shares.
On sturaay last John Barton, while en-
gagged In tacL ing a ,ur ut Darton's mill, st
Appleton, was attacked by Myron Folsom and
knocked down. As he vas getting up he
threw . weight hitting Folsom on the fsce,
cutting . severe cash In his upper lip. Sunday
Q ,eutng F.,lso followed Barton, determip.dr
to have q q xht, ard fnait5 aatiuek htu'. Bar.
ton immediately drewa revolver and, fred
THREE saots-one taking effect 10 Foleom's
body and the other two In his legs. kaston
DaHeedesed to the warehal,
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llOus
TIE senate then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, DIX. 23.-Nr. DJlph intro
diced a bill to provide for the payment Of
claims for damages BY Indian %depredauone,
segreggting some s14.0o0.0N or slk,00o,Coo.
and Il was referred to the committee on Indisn
Affairs.
The senate then took up the 1,ipt resolu.
ton Introduced BY NJ. Dolph on the 12;h
inst, proposing constitutional amendment
N the subj. ct OF marriage aud divorce and
prohib ting bigamy and pclygamy.
The proposed amendment Is IN the follow.
Ing words:
Congress- shall have power to leglslate on
the sui ct Of marriage and divorce, BY gen.
.eral laws applicable alike TO all the states and
territories, and neither bigamy nor polygamy
shall exist or be permit.<d within the United
States, Oh any Pile, sutj ,ct to their jartsdic.
tion.
Nj. D1lph addressed the senate In support
OF the Joint resolution.
At the close Of his remarks the Joint reeo
luton Was ordered to lie on the table, Mr..
Culom saying that he proposed to submit
some remarks upon II after the rea.sembling
Of the senate.
The senate bill to remove the political dis-
ability q AbrahamC. Nyess wss taken up
and psesed.
Abl was introduced to day BY Mr.. vcor-
hest extend the Laws Of the Uoitef States
except those providing for pse.:nption, tim
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-07-27
Tho Perkins.RnIdwin Case.

A Los Angeles dispatch of the 2Gth
says:
The Perkins Baldwin case was called
before Judge O'Melveny this morning.
Miss Louise did not appear and the fact
that she has compromised the breach of
promise was thus substantiated fully.
8. NJ. White, Louise's leading attorney.
asked for a continuance. He is engaged
in the Bodkin murder trial and said he
would also need time to meet the new
issues raised by the supplemental an
s1er by Colonel Wells, Baldwin's coun-
sci. This morning the case was there
tore continued to August 18th. Louise's
lawyers have an assignment of the
Judgment. and will fight the case
Baldwin left for the East this morning.
The terms of agreement by which Miss
Perkins releases Baldw win call for the
payment by the latter Of $1,000, and
the trnnsferral Of 14O acres of land in
the Portero de Filipe Lugo Rancho.
This land has at present market value
Of $40 an acre, or $500 for the tract.